Tag: white wine
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Wine and Dine: Chicken with Tomato, Lemon and Garlic
Christmas festivities are a distant memory - it is still cold, wet and dark. Easter seems a long way off and amidst the gloom of yet another foggy day, but then, as if by magic, a little hope springs when we see a splash of colour from a snowdrop or an early crocus. We should take these splashes of joy as a hint to liven up a relentless diet of ...
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Wine and Dine: Poule au Pot
We have an image of classic French cuisine being complicated, fussy and full of big flavours. These dishes certainly exist but don’t represent real French country cooking. Take cassoulet for example; very rich and hearty, but it’s true magic lies in the subtlety of beans and bay leaf, a hint of tomato and whiff of garlic, with nothing ...
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Wine and Dine: Chicken Liver Parfait
It’s almost Christmas and time to get prepared for your festive feast! This is an impressive starter that the whole family will enjoy. It can be prepared up the week before and kept refrigerated. Ingredients 450g room temperature fresh chicken livers, trimmed of all sinew and any bile sacs 75 g banana shallots, finely sliced 2 ...
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The Lowdown on German Riesling
We are extremely passionate about Riesling at Bon Coeur and we firmly believe that this illustrious grape makes some of the best white wines in the world. Throughout July we are highlighting the best of German Riesling as part of the #31days of German Riesling campaign by Wines of Germany, to create greater awareness of German wine. German Riesling...
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A Quick Guide to Soave
Region: Soave DOC is located in the Veneto region of North West Italy, where most of the grapes are grown on volcanic soils in hillside vineyards east of Verona. The appellation, which only produces white wines, received DOC status in 1968. Grapes: Soave wines must be produced from a minimum of 70% Garganega, a white grape variety that ...